Iguazu falls from Brasil

Coordinates: 25°41′43″S, 54°26′12″W Iguazu Falls, Iguassu Falls, or Iguaçu Falls (Portuguese: Cataratas do Iguaçu, pronounced [kataˈɾatɐz du igwaˈsu]; Spanish: Cataratas del Iguazú, [kataˈɾatas del iɣwaˈsu) are waterfalls of the Iguazu River located on the border of the Brazilian state of Paraná and the Argentine province of Misiones. The falls divide the river into the upper and lower Iguazu. Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... For other uses, see Waterfall (disambiguation). ... Iguaçu WaterFalls Photo by: Daniel Spillere Andrade The Iguazu River (Portuguese:Rio Iguaçu, Spanish:Río Iguazú) is born in Serra do Mar in the Brazilian state of Paraná to finish over a thousand kilometers southeast at the Paraná River, in the triple border with Paraguay and Argentina. ... Brazil is divided into twenty-six estados (states; singular estado) and one district, the Distrito Federal (Federal District) which contains the capital city, Brasília. ... Capital (and largest city) Curitiba Demonym Paranaense Government  -  Governor Roberto Requião  -  Vice Governor Orlando Pessuti Area  -  Total 281. ... Argentina is subdivided in 23 provinces (Spanish: provincias, singular - provincia) and 1 federal district (capital federal). ... Misiones is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the northeastern corner of the country in the Mesopotamia region. ...

Their name comes from the Guarani or Tupi words y (IPA:[ɨ]) (water) and ûasú (IPA:[wa'su]) (big).^[1] at the end of the nineteenth century, and one of the Argentinian falls is named after him. Guaraní (gwah-rah-nee) [gwarani] (local name: avañeẽ) is a language spoken in Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and southwestern Brazil. ... Old Tupi is an extinct Tupian language which was spoken by the native people from Brazil, mostly those who lived close to the sea. ...

Geography

Iguaçu Falls

The waterfall system consists of 275 falls along 2.7 kilometres (1.67 miles) of the Iguazu River. Position is at Latitude (DMS): 25° 40' 60 S ,Longitude (DMS): 54° 25' 60 W . Some of the individual falls are up to 82 metres (269 ft) in height, though the majority are about 64 metres (210 ft). The Garganta del Diablo (Devil's Throat in English; Garganta do Diabo in Portuguese), a U-shaped 150-metre-wide and 700-metre-long (490 by 2300 feet) cliff, is the most impressive of all, and marks the border between Argentina and Brazil. Two thirds of the falls are within Argentine territory. ^[1] About 900 metres of the 2.7-kilometre length does not have water flowing over it. The edge of the basalt cap recedes only 3 mm per year. Iguaçu WaterFalls Photo by: Daniel Spillere Andrade The Iguazu River (Portuguese:Rio Iguaçu, Spanish:Río Iguazú) is born in Serra do Mar in the Brazilian state of Paraná to finish over a thousand kilometers southeast at the Paraná River, in the triple border with Paraguay and Argentina. ... For the cities, see Basalt, Colorado and Basalt, Idaho. ...

The water of the lower Iguazu collects in a canyon that drains into the Rio Parana in Argentina. This article needs cleanup. ...

Access

Walkways allows close view of the falls

The falls can be reached from the two main towns on either side of the falls: Foz do Iguaçu in the Brazilian state of Paraná, and Puerto Iguazú in the Argentine province of Misiones as well as from Ciudad del Este (Paraguay) on the other side of the Parana river from Foz do Iguaçu. The falls are shared by the Iguazú National Park (Argentina) and Iguaçu National Park (Brazil). These parks were designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1984 and 1986, respectively.^[2] Foz do Iguaçu () is the 3rd largest city of Paraná state, Brazil and the 11th largest of the Brazils Southern region, with a population of 309,000 habitants . ... Capital (and largest city) Curitiba Demonym Paranaense Government  -  Governor Roberto Requião  -  Vice Governor Orlando Pessuti Area  -  Total 281. ... Puerto Iguazú is a frontier city in the province of Misiones, Argentina. ... Misiones is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the northeastern corner of the country in the Mesopotamia region. ... Skyline view and the Friendship Bridge Ciudad del Este (Spanish for City of the East) is the capital of Alto Paraná department of Paraguay, located at the Rio Paraná at . ... The Iguazú National Park is a national park of Argentina, located in the Iguazú Department, in the north of the province of Misiones, Argentine Mesopotamia. ... Iguaçu National Park is a national park in Brazil. ... UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ... This article is about the year. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ...

On the Brazilian side there is a long walkway along the canyon with an extension to the lower base of the “Garganta del Diablo”. The Argentian access is facilitated by a train (“Tren a las Cataratas”) (in early August 2007 the name for the free train operated in the National Park is "Tren ecologico de la selva") that brings visitors to different walkways. The “Paseo Garganta del Diablo” is a one kilometer long way to bring the visitor directly over the falls of the “Garganta del Diablo”. Other walkways allow access to the elongated stretch of falls on the Argentinian side and to the ferry that connects to the San Martin island.

The fall area provides opportunities for water sports and rock climbing.

Panorama of the falls from Brasil

Aerial view, from the Argentinian side

Iguaçu Falls

Garganta do/del Diablo

Falls and brazilian tourist complex

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Comparisons to other famous falls

Upon seeing Iguaçu, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt reportedly exclaimed "Poor Niagara!"^[1] Vastly larger than North America's Niagara Falls, Iguaçu is rivalled only by Southern Africa's Victoria Falls which separates Zambia and Zimbabwe (this is excluding extremely large rapid-like falls such as the Boyoma Falls). Whilst Iguazu is wider because it is split into about 270 discrete falls and large islands, Victoria is the largest curtain of water in the world, at over a 1600 m wide and over 100 m (350 ft) in height (in low flow Victoria is split into five by islands; in high flow it can be uninterrupted). Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (IPA: ; October 11, 1884 – November 7, 1962) was First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945. ... For other uses, see Niagara Falls (disambiguation). ... The Victoria Falls or Mosi-oa-Tunya (the Smoke that thunders) is a waterfall situated in southern Africa between the countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe. ... Boyoma Falls, formerly known as Stanley Falls, consists of seven cataracts extending over 100 km on the Lualaba River near Kisangani (formerly Stanleyville) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ...

The water falling over Iguazu in peak flow has a surface area of about 40 ha (1.3 million ft²) whilst Victoria in peak flow has a surface area of over 55 ha (1.8 million ft²).^[3] By comparison, Niagara has a surface area of under 18.3 ha (600,000 ft²).^[4] Victoria's annual peak flow is also greater than Iguazu's annual peak—9 100 m³/s versus 6 500—though in times of extreme flood the two have recorded very similar maximum water discharge (well in excess of 12 000 m³/s). Niagara's annual peak flow is about 2 800 m³/s, although an all-time peak of 6 800 has been recorded.^[4] Iguazu and Victoria fluctuate more greatly in their flow rate. Mist rises between 30 and 150 m (100 and 500 ft) from Iguazu's Garganta do Diabo, and over 300 m (1,000 ft) above Victoria (sometimes over 600 m).

Iguazu, however, affords better views and walkways and its shape allows for spectacular vistas. At one point a person can stand and be surrounded by 260 degrees of waterfalls. The Garganta do Diabo has water pouring into it from three sides. Likewise, because Iguazu is split into many relatively small falls, one can view these a portion at a time. Victoria does not allow this, as it is essentially one waterfall that falls into a canyon and is too immense to appreciate at once (except from the air).

As of July 24, 2006 a severe drought in South America had caused the river feeding the falls to become parched, reducing the amount of water flowing over the falls to 300 m³ (80,000 gallons) per second, down from the normal flow of 1,300 m³/s to 1,500 m³/s (350,000 to 400,000 ga/s). By early December, the flow was spectacular again, according to visiting tourists. This was unusual, as normally dry periods last only a few weeks.^[5] is the 205th day of the year (206th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Iguazu Falls in fiction

Some movies the Falls were featured in:

• Shock Corridor (1963) (16mm color footage of the falls appear for a stylized effect in this black and white film)
• Moonraker (1979), James Bond film
• The Mission (1986)
• Happy Together (1997), by Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai
• Mr. Magoo (1997)
• Miami Vice (2006)
• Godzilla 3D to the MAX (2007)
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

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• One Life to Live's Tina Lord Roberts went over the Iguazu Falls in 1987, presumably to her death; she later turned up alive, in time to crash her husband's wedding to another woman. 20 years later, Iguazu Falls was mentioned on the soap opera again; this time as the place Gigi Morasco used to lead detectives in the wrong direction from finding Marcie McBain. She chose Iguazu Falls because she had done a report on it in high school.
• At the end of Smallville's season 6 premiere a ghostly creature, known on the series as a phantom, is seen speeding across Iguaçu Falls. The falls are wrongly placed in Patagonia in the subtitles.
• The Falls also appear prominently in the 2005 Honda "Impossible Dream" TV advertisement.

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Iguazu Falls in music

• Tortoise's 1998 album TNT contains a track named "The Suspension Bridge at Iguazu Falls".
• "Iguazu" is the title of an instrumental song by Gustavo Santaolalla that was featured in the film, The Insider, starring Russell Crowe, the first episode of season 1 of 24, and in the HBO TV series Deadwood. Most recently, it features in the movie Babel, starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett, a film by the Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, for whom Santaolalla has worked before. The song is based mainly on a repetitive fast-picking pattern played on a charango or a similar guitar-like string instrument from Argentina. Beside these soundtracks, it can be found on Santaolalla's album Ronroco published on Nonesuch in 1998.

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References

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